Boston

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  1. Boston Legal Resources
  2. Boston Statistics
  3. Boston Property/Housing/Real Estate Information
  4. Boston Employment Information
  5. Boston Family Information
  6. Boston Education Information
  7. Boston Business Information
  8. Boston Public Benefits Information
  9. Boston Criminal Information
  10. Boston Immigration & Civil Rights Information
  11. Boston Zip Codes


Boston Legal Resources Back to top

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Boston Statistics Back to top
  • Population (2000): 589,141
  • Land Area (2000): 125.423 square kilometers
  • Water Area (2000): 106.730 square kilometers
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In January (1961-1990): 28.6186 (-1.9) / (-17.8)
  • Average Daily / Average High Temperature In Fahrenheit (Celsius) In July (1961-1990): 73.5186 (23.1) / 81.8186 (27.7)
  • Average Annual Heating Degree Days (1961-1990): 5,641
  • Average Annual Cooling Degree Days (1961-1990): 678
  • Average Annual Precipitation (1961-1990): 42 inches
  • Local Time(s):
  • Area Code(s): 339, 508, 617, 774, 781, 857, 978
  • Alias(es) (2003): BELL ATLANTIC TELEPHONE CO, BOSTON, BOSTON CITY HALL, BOSTON FINANCIAL DATA SERVIC, BOSTON UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, CASH MANAGEMENT, DORCHESTER, DORCHESTER CENTER, DORCHESTR CTR, E BOSTON, EAST BOSTON, FIDELITY SERVICE COMPANY, FLEET BANK, FLEET BANK BOSTON, FLEET NATIONAL SHAWMUT, GROVE HALL, JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL INS, JOHN HANCOCK P O BOX 192, JOHN HANCOCK P O BOX 505, KENMORE, MASS TAX, MASSACHUSETTS TAX, MISSION HILL, ROXBURY, ROXBURY CROSSING, ROXBURY XING, S BOSTON, SOLDIERS FIELD, SOUTH BOSTON, STATE ST BANK AND TRUST, UPHAMS CORNER, BOSTON, HYDE PARK, READVILLE
Boston Population By Year

Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population Year Color 0 Box Population
1999 557,812 2002 596,444 2005 567,589
2000 570,888 2003 589,795 2006 562,393
2001 591,944 2004 580,087 2007 591,855

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Houses (2000): 251,935
Very Low Income (VLI) Owner Households (2000): 13,097
Very Low Income (VLI) Renter Households (2000): 74,757
Boston Real Estate Lawyers provide services for home buying/selling, commercial real estate, leases, landlord tenant, construction, land use and zoning laws. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Boston Employment Information Back to top
Employment (2003): 706,903
Payroll (2003) / (1Q 2003): $35,993,322,000 / $9,333,883,000
Boston Labor Force By Month
Year Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
1990 304,507 286,374 18,133 5.95% 60
1991 296,551 271,660 24,891 8.39% 84
1992 289,299 265,307 23,992 8.29% 83
1993 287,067 267,080 19,986 6.96% 70
1994 286,004 268,809 17,195 6.01% 60
1995 293,780 277,847 15,934 5.42% 54
1996 295,132 281,244 13,888 4.71% 47
1997 299,256 286,537 12,719 4.25% 43
1998 300,047 289,584 10,464 3.49% 35
1999 301,897 291,680 10,216 3.38% 34
2000 304,224 295,008 9,216 3.03% 30
2001 306,805 294,165 12,640 4.12% 41
2002 304,789 286,918 17,871 5.86% 59
2003 298,005 278,948 19,058 6.40% 64
2004 290,534 274,121 16,413 5.65% 57
2005 286,727 271,754 14,973 5.22% 52
2006 301,788 286,736 15,053 4.99% 50
2007 303,294 289,889 13,405 4.42% 44
2008 304,975 290,273 14,702 4.82% 48
Month Labor Force Color 8 Box Employed Unemployment
Color 13 Box Total Percent Rate
Jan 2008 303,992 289,511 14,481 4.76% 48
Feb 2008 302,130 288,903 13,227 4.38% 44
Mar 2008 302,871 290,021 12,850 4.24% 42
Apr 2008 301,378 290,604 10,774 3.57% 36
May 2008 301,468 287,124 14,344 4.76% 48
Jun 2008 308,709 291,538 17,171 5.56% 56
Jul 2008 310,657 294,003 16,654 5.36% 54
Aug 2008 309,298 293,179 16,119 5.21% 52
Sep 2008 304,272 287,578 16,694 5.49% 55
Oct, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Nov, 2008 -- -- -- --% --
Dec, 2008 -- -- -- --% --

Boston Employment By Industry

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 16,317 11.39%
2. Educational Services 12,911 9.01%
3. Accommodation and Food Services 12,017 8.39%
4. Finance and Insurance 11,041 7.71%
5. Health Care 10,493 7.33%
6. Construction 9,619 6.72%
7. Public Administration 7,898 5.51%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 6,431 4.49%
9. Other Transportation 3,773 2.63%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 3,529 2.46%
11. Food and Beverage Stores 3,096 2.16%
12. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2,678 1.87%
13. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 2,589 1.81%
14. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 2,551 1.78%
15. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 2,471 1.73%
16. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 2,084 1.46%
17. Info Services and Data Processing 1,955 1.36%
18. Repair and Maintenance 1,805 1.26%
19. Miscellaneous Manufacturing 1,784 1.25%
20. Personal and Laundry Services 1,690 1.18%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Health Care 26,278 18.42%
2. Educational Services 19,145 13.42%
3. Professional / Scientific / Tech Services 14,368 10.07%
4. Finance and Insurance 12,499 8.76%
5. Accommodation and Food Services 9,126 6.40%
6. Public Administration 6,784 4.76%
7. Social Assistance 6,151 4.31%
8. Admin, Support, and Waste Management 5,251 3.68%
9. Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations 3,349 2.35%
10. Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 2,730 1.91%
11. Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries 2,481 1.74%
12. Personal and Laundry Services 2,446 1.71%
13. Arts / Entertainment / Recreation 2,406 1.69%
14. Food and Beverage Stores 2,135 1.50%
15. Info Services and Data Processing 2,051 1.44%
16. Clothing and Apparel Including Shoes 1,694 1.19%
17. Department and Other General Stores 1,609 1.13%
18. Broadcasting and Telecommunications 1,515 1.06%
19. Computer and Electronic Manufacturing 1,372 0.96%
20. Other Transportation 1,270 0.89%

Boston Employment By Job

Color 0 Box Male, with percent of employed male population
1. Computer Specialists 7,653 5.34%
2. Other Management Occupations 7,036 4.91%
3. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 6,456 4.51%
4. Other Sales and Related Occupations 4,946 3.45%
5. Other Office and Admin Support 4,787 3.34%
6. Business Operations Specialists 4,262 2.98%
7. Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching 4,149 2.90%
8. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 3,988 2.78%
9. Cooks and Food Preparation Workers 3,730 2.60%
10. Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers 3,434 2.40%
11. Other Food Preparation and Servers 3,109 2.17%
12. Accountants and Auditors 3,029 2.11%
13. Other Installation / Maintenance 2,924 2.04%
14. Other Production Occupations 2,912 2.03%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 2,797 1.95%
16. Top Executives 2,587 1.81%
17. Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers 2,483 1.73%
18. Other Protective Service Workers 2,436 1.70%
19. Lawyers 2,404 1.68%
20. Life and Physical Scientists 2,338 1.63%
Color 1 Box Female, with percent of employed female population
1. Other Office and Admin Support 9,907 6.95%
2. Secretaries and Admins 8,017 5.62%
3. Other Management Occupations 7,107 4.98%
4. Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service 5,058 3.55%
5. Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health 5,033 3.53%
6. Business Operations Specialists 4,996 3.50%
7. Teachers, Pre/Primary School 4,680 3.28%
8. Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance 4,412 3.09%
9. Registered Nurses 4,050 2.84%
10. Counselors / Social Workers / Etc. 3,910 2.74%
11. Cashiers 3,848 2.70%
12. Other Sales and Related Occupations 3,781 2.65%
13. Computer Specialists 3,364 2.36%
14. Child Care Workers 3,206 2.25%
15. Retail Sales, Not cashiers 3,044 2.13%
16. Accountants and Auditors 2,869 2.01%
17. Health Technologists and Technicians 2,755 1.93%
18. Customer Service Representatives 2,635 1.85%
19. Advertising / Marketing / PR / Sales 2,568 1.80%
20. Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact 2,525 1.77%

Boston Hours Worked Per Week In 1999
Hours Per Week Color 0 Box Population Percent
35 or more hours 266,351 54.92%
15-35 hours 60,022 12.38%
1-14 hours 14,265 2.94%
No regular hours 144,357 29.76%

Boston Time Left For Work
Time Color 0 Box Population Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM 5,003 1.84%
5 AM-5:29 AM 4,971 1.83%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM 7,342 2.70%
6 AM-6:29 AM 18,093 6.66%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM 20,249 7.45%
7 AM-7:29 AM 36,619 13.47%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM 38,364 14.11%
8 AM-8:29 AM 46,992 17.28%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM 25,206 9.27%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM 19,660 7.23%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM 8,321 3.06%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM 3,636 1.34%
Noon-3:59 PM 20,635 7.59%
4 PM-11:59 PM 16,779 6.17%

Boston Length Of Commute In Minutes
Minutes Color 0 Box Population Percent
Less than 5 5,125 1.89%
5-9 16,870 6.21%
10-14 25,955 9.55%
15-19 36,189 13.31%
20-24 41,676 15.33%
25-29 16,415 6.04%
30-34 54,859 20.18%
35-39 9,732 3.58%
40-44 13,270 4.88%
45-59 29,114 10.71%
60-89 16,776 6.17%
At least 90 5,889 2.17%

Boston Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes Color 0 Box Population (public) Percent Color 1 Box Population (private) Percent
Under 30 27,079 9.96% 115,151 42.36%
30-44 33,635 12.37% 44,226 16.27%
45-59 16,048 5.90% 13,066 4.81%
At least 60 13,144 4.83% 9,521 3.50%

Boston Type Of Commute
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Bicycle 2,705 0.97%
Color 1 Box Car / truck / van, carpool 25,662 9.22%
Color 2 Box Car / truck / van, solo 115,618 41.52%
Color 3 Box Motorcycle 145 0.05%
Color 4 Box Other 1,511 0.54%
Color 5 Box Public transportation 89,906 32.29%
Color 6 Box Walked 36,323 13.04%
Color 7 Box Worked at home 6,593 2.37%

Boston Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Boston Family Information Back to top
Households (2000): 239,603 (554,018 people)
Families (2000): 116,657 (369,151 people)
Families where both partners work (2000): 32,962
People at same address in 1995: 266,242
Boston Household Income in 1999

Income Population Percent
Under $10,000 37,230 15.54%
$10,000-$14,999 15,764 6.58%
$15,000-$19,999 13,377 5.58%
$20,000-$24,999 13,899 5.80%
$25,000-$29,999 14,316 5.97%
$30,000-$34,999 13,180 5.50%
$35,000-$39,999 12,881 5.38%
$40,000-$44,999 12,721 5.31%
$45,000-$49,999 10,326 4.31%
$50,000-$59,999 18,776 7.84%
$60,000-$74,999 22,720 9.48%
$75,000-$99,999 23,784 9.93%
$100,000-$124,999 12,369 5.16%
$125,000-$149,999 6,127 2.56%
$150,000-$199,999 5,491 2.29%
$200,000 or more 6,642 2.77%

Boston Household Type
Type Population Percent
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 1 person 88,944 37.13%
Color 0 Box Family, 2 people 45,559 19.02%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 2 people 25,321 10.57%
Color 0 Box Family, 3 people 27,941 11.67%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 3 people 6,382 2.66%
Color 0 Box Family, 4 people 20,925 8.74%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 4 people 2,569 1.07%
Color 0 Box Family, 5 people 11,817 4.93%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 5 people 779 0.33%
Color 0 Box Family, 6 people 5,108 2.13%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 6 people 261 0.11%
Color 0 Box Family, 7 or more people 3,746 1.56%
Color 1 Box Nonfamily, 7 or more people 176 0.07%

Boston Household Income Type
Type Color 0 Box Population Percent
Earnings 189,454 31.87%
Interest / Dividend / Rent 75,166 12.64%
Public Assistance 9,766 1.64%
Retirement 26,234 4.41%
Self Employment 20,769 3.49%
Social Security 44,831 7.54%
Supplemental Security 17,158 2.89%
Wage / Salary 184,802 31.08%
Other 26,342 4.43%

Boston Family Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box No children under 18 38,116 56.14%
Color 1 Box With children under 18 29,777 43.86%

Boston Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 13,948 5.98%
Color 1 Box Married 89,225 38.28%
Color 2 Box Never Married 124,685 53.49%
Color 3 Box Widowed 5,227 2.24%

Boston Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Divorced 20,899 8.11%
Color 1 Box Married 90,557 35.15%
Color 2 Box Never Married 123,218 47.82%
Color 3 Box Widowed 22,990 8.92%

Boston Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Boston Education Information Back to top
Boston Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)
Degree Population Percent
Color 0 Box Less than 9th grade 36,537 7.72%
Color 1 Box 9th-12th grade, no diploma 56,004 11.83%
Color 2 Box High school diploma or equivalent 110,589 23.37%
Color 3 Box Some college, no degree 93,606 19.78%
Color 4 Box Associate degree 21,098 4.46%
Color 5 Box Bachelors degree 96,146 20.32%
Color 6 Box Graduate or professional degree 59,287 12.53%

Boston Population In School (3 or older)
School Level Color 0 Box In Public School Percent Color 1 Box In Private School Percent Total Percent
Nursery or preschool 3,790 0.64% 3,043 0.52% 6,833 1.16%
Kindergarten 5,963 1.01% 1,971 0.33% 7,934 1.35%
Grades 1-4 22,685 3.85% 5,790 0.98% 28,475 4.83%
Grades 5-8 21,941 3.72% 4,956 0.84% 26,897 4.57%
Grades 9-12 25,077 4.26% 4,321 0.73% 29,398 4.99%
Undergrad college 18,397 3.12% 44,343 7.53% 62,740 10.65%
Graduate or professional school 3,847 0.65% 19,260 3.27% 23,107 3.92%
Total 101,700 17.26% 83,684 14.20% 185,384 31.47%

Boston Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Boston Business Information Back to top
Number of Businesses (2003): 23,910
Wholesale trade sales (2002): $11,392,716,000
Retail sales (2002): $5,424,321,000
Accommodation and foodservices sales (2002): $2,581,415,000
Boston Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.


Boston Public Benefits Information Back to top
Boston Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999
Above/Below Population Percent
Color 0 Box At Or Above Poverty Level 449,579 80.47%
Color 1 Box Below Poverty Level 109,128 19.53%

Boston Government Finances By Year

Year Color 0 Box Property Taxes Color 1 Box Other Taxes Color 2 Box Intergov. Revenue Color 3 Box Utility Revenue Color 4 Box Employee Retirement Revenue Color 5 Box Other Revenue Total Revenue Salaries & Wages Total Debt Total Cash & Securities
1951 $97,152 $3,362 $39,384 $4,735 $5,220 $9,261 $155,752 $75,131 $150,119 $0
1952 $100,045 $3,267 $42,024 $4,795 $6,145 $10,018 $163,027 $81,480 $147,142 $175,009
1953 $105,587 $3,289 $44,157 $4,991 $6,025 $9,842 $170,602 $84,925 $140,155 $170,795
1954 $103,396 $3,202 $41,602 $6,039 $6,290 $11,722 $169,049 $85,464 $138,181 $169,003
1955 $103,816 $3,116 $41,482 $6,236 $6,680 $14,890 $173,104 $85,522 $146,343 $180,240
1956 $110,519 $3,262 $46,084 $6,296 $6,820 $12,287 $182,006 $90,092 $153,966 $185,949
1957 $113,421 $3,692 $46,904 $6,273 $6,840 $11,927 $185,365 $92,543 $158,969 $182,092
1958 $129,775 $3,520 $49,730 $6,057 $7,609 $11,889 $205,060 $95,229 $172,957 $196,276
1959 $143,628 $3,335 $53,056 $6,270 $7,001 $19,438 $229,393 $106,787 $160,530 $202,741
1960 $144,087 $2,781 $52,033 $6,134 $8,228 $10,893 $221,375 $106,821 $154,826 $205,988
1961 $148,190 $2,989 $60,538 $7,461 $9,768 $11,447 $237,404 $105,215 $147,300 $214,185
1962 $146,500 $2,882 $65,172 $8,775 $9,195 $16,444 $246,086 $108,500 $142,500 $225,275
1963 $142,500 $2,734 $71,250 $8,255 $9,980 $17,044 $249,029 $118,500 $198,350 $232,390
1964 $142,256 $2,737 $71,239 $8,250 $9,982 $17,039 $248,766 $118,030 $198,288 $0
1965 $146,317 $2,899 $105,875 $10,201 $17,169 $21,271 $300,833 $126,756 $194,142 $0
1966 $170,281 $2,725 $114,024 $9,285 $16,307 $25,826 $335,723 $135,896 $200,577 $0
1967 $152,852 $2,753 $122,501 $9,333 $19,688 $27,184 $331,558 $148,063 $239,145 $257,413
1968 $176,745 $2,596 $149,475 $9,111 $19,620 $35,055 $390,006 $165,977 $267,337 $0
1969 $197,808 $3,047 $110,410 $9,388 $23,549 $39,857 $381,012 $167,341 $283,820 $0
1970 $220,920 $3,076 $71,593 $8,876 $17,100 $48,116 $366,605 $190,754 $298,405 $294,090
1971 $247,884 $3,268 $90,814 $9,952 $18,356 $60,441 $427,447 $231,230 $339,281 $308,278
1972 $276,974 $3,175 $127,044 $9,609 $20,410 $62,866 $496,903 $243,380 $385,040 $310,158
1973 $303,601 $3,682 $160,889 $12,801 $23,375 $61,533 $562,199 $293,947 $466,765 $362,417
1974 $311,093 $3,644 $164,756 $16,142 $25,355 $72,886 $590,232 $297,959 $474,115 $394,608
1975 $325,892 $2,853 $210,993 $15,138 $28,255 $82,320 $662,598 $354,871 $523,130 $360,413
1976 $325,858 $2,781 $301,257 $16,187 $32,415 $83,468 $759,185 $402,483 $564,859 $338,154
1977 $433,348 $4,000 $284,721 $23,427 $324 $83,782 $825,602 $409,864 $555,303 $87,519
1978 $426,052 $4,322 $280,971 $23,524 $34,447 $82,377 $847,371 $449,688 $599,006 $335,446
1979 $433,404 $4,539 $385,455 $35,866 $34,447 $102,448 $991,620 $487,494 $588,496 $355,241
1980 $434,762 $5,129 $370,806 $31,991 $34,447 $118,224 $990,230 $463,338 $594,312 $354,941
1981 $489,954 $5,839 $361,552 $30,791 $49,570 $126,749 $1,058,616 $482,947 $575,784 $515,240
1982 $406,607 $7,637 $416,884 $30,072 $53,339 $118,334 $1,025,236 $402,843 $531,913 $632,160
1983 $340,840 $14,138 $483,620 $29,815 $40,371 $169,215 $1,063,861 $462,772 $597,028 $545,621
1984 $333,306 $18,770 $527,667 $28,810 $60,255 $142,020 $1,092,058 $471,440 $574,633 $648,092
1985 $350,716 $21,839 $559,787 $27,728 $61,932 $157,476 $1,157,639 $519,163 $615,509 $854,294
1986 $397,309 $50,836 $584,636 $28,432 $71,342 $188,405 $1,270,124 $524,914 $689,302 $863,598
1987 $432,322 $46,826 $613,148 $31,842 $125,339 $206,328 $1,408,979 $583,762 $782,023 $1,381,846
1988 $461,072 $52,758 $655,609 $34,090 $70,599 $226,128 $1,447,498 $651,289 $752,060 $1,318,920
1989 $503,911 $46,891 $717,144 $46,322 $128,143 $240,972 $1,636,492 $766,885 $818,002 $1,363,792
1990 $532,536 $43,234 $746,335 $58,454 $143,551 $281,016 $1,761,892 $809,054 $854,201 $1,396,622
1991 $566,947 $43,311 $814,538 $64,143 $95,066 $283,025 $1,823,719 $827,391 $1,004,910 $1,564,412
1992 $599,198 $42,159 $657,097 $68,931 $165,625 $296,823 $1,787,674 $806,871 $1,070,639 $1,780,555
1993 $651,088 $43,797 $708,223 $76,266 $132,344 $276,387 $1,844,308 $788,103 $1,087,438 $1,836,029
1994 $654,945 $46,272 $811,978 $88,635 $155,692 $291,344 $2,002,594 $823,706 $1,115,253 $2,009,932
1995 $679,938 $45,586 $849,297 $89,624 $135,030 $326,923 $2,080,812 $902,805 $1,168,289 $2,285,477
1996 $719,186 $51,869 $906,324 $86,382 $188,109 $344,149 $2,244,150 $945,357 $1,151,098 $2,268,597
1997 $750,292 $51,961 $925,898 $89,547 $164,360 $267,244 $2,197,341 $910,971 $1,091,358 $2,324,329
1998 $774,235 $61,115 $906,028 $93,026 $166,492 $273,684 $2,213,465 $955,839 $1,152,039 $2,569,770
1999 $820,467 $62,669 $1,116,075 $93,780 $199,088 $294,754 $2,524,164 $957,457 $1,111,870 $2,729,650
2000 $873,079 $63,476 $1,138,722 $93,619 $245,730 $296,066 $2,647,216 $1,005,009 $1,491,629 $3,264,993
2001 $924,800 $72,244 $1,182,642 $94,361 $169,539 $319,432 $2,690,774 $1,020,753 $1,539,257 $3,423,687
2002 $978,399 $71,074 $1,188,863 $96,972 $111,740 $336,284 $2,712,258 $1,057,000 $1,696,884 $3,978,390
2003 $1,051,970 $67,665 $1,137,621 $96,563 $16,048 $321,201 $2,623,403 $1,109,746 $1,598,121 $3,697,739
2004 $1,133,133 $61,179 $1,223,241 $103,639 $244,245 $305,784 $3,010,042 $1,067,492 $1,598,447 $4,449,046
2005 $1,193,958 $71,574 $1,147,258 $108,022 $501,690 $383,279 $3,334,207 $1,115,529 $1,575,398 $4,939,262
2006 $1,254,749 $78,257 $1,367,532 $112,217 $410,508 $402,456 $3,547,462 $1,168,808 $1,458,514 $4,888,574


Year Color 0 Box Education Color 1 Box Financial Control Color 2 Box Public Buildings Color 3 Box Public Health Color 4 Box Transportation Color 5 Box Parks & Recreation Total Expenses
Color 6 Box Protective Services Color 7 Box Welfare Color 8 Box Interest On General Debt Color 9 Box Utilities Color 10 Box Employee Retirement Color 11 Box Other
1951 $28,254 $6,894 $1,093 $16,780 $9,917 $4,630 $153,664
$22,693 $29,691 $4,397 $2,632 $4,671 $22,012
1952 $29,683 $7,585 $1,685 $17,409 $8,702 $4,950 $165,892
$24,951 $32,211 $4,176 $2,807 $5,618 $26,115
1953 $28,480 $7,253 $1,402 $17,653 $8,470 $4,974 $168,194
$25,680 $31,825 $4,102 $2,732 $6,824 $28,799
1954 $29,067 $7,436 $1,117 $17,495 $9,463 $4,845 $171,260
$25,104 $32,265 $3,741 $2,788 $7,451 $30,488
1955 $31,252 $7,609 $1,142 $18,294 $7,934 $5,175 $173,615
$24,725 $32,721 $3,740 $2,942 $7,725 $30,356
1956 $33,144 $7,944 $1,163 $25,370 $11,702 $5,387 $188,229
$26,548 $28,075 $4,380 $2,647 $8,630 $33,239
1957 $35,497 $8,319 $1,371 $26,924 $10,946 $5,461 $200,609
$27,338 $30,499 $5,025 $2,960 $9,165 $37,104
1958 $36,753 $8,624 $1,223 $27,356 $10,493 $5,889 $210,305
$29,101 $33,613 $5,015 $2,759 $10,170 $39,309
1959 $36,672 $9,052 $0 $32,446 $7,181 $5,801 $215,335
$32,886 $29,800 $5,730 $2,972 $9,926 $42,869
1960 $38,334 $8,703 $0 $21,945 $6,233 $4,954 $216,556
$32,290 $39,466 $5,373 $2,594 $11,907 $44,757
1961 $39,295 $8,826 $0 $21,189 $7,148 $5,352 $221,892
$31,808 $42,334 $4,954 $3,199 $12,635 $45,152
1962 $41,770 $8,907 $1,500 $22,565 $7,376 $7,592 $234,425
$32,217 $45,962 $4,665 $3,375 $13,950 $44,546
1963 $45,603 $9,705 $0 $25,610 $7,748 $10,362 $267,688
$33,402 $49,910 $5,665 $3,491 $14,850 $61,342
1964 $45,581 $9,702 $3,228 $25,593 $7,756 $10,362 $267,714
$33,410 $49,910 $5,665 $3,487 $14,882 $58,138
1965 $48,085 $10,272 $4,367 $26,695 $8,464 $9,950 $291,665
$34,238 $56,630 $6,240 $3,998 $16,570 $66,156
1966 $50,385 $10,462 $6,923 $27,300 $9,507 $7,291 $329,718
$38,135 $61,728 $6,955 $4,176 $17,645 $89,211
1967 $61,953 $10,150 $9,941 $30,400 $11,341 $6,365 $369,087
$39,147 $71,440 $6,834 $4,625 $19,139 $97,752
1968 $69,612 $11,500 $8,714 $34,767 $11,325 $7,901 $409,217
$42,562 $88,304 $10,321 $5,082 $19,049 $100,080
1969 $79,057 $13,300 $6,631 $40,031 $14,580 $9,929 $415,425
$49,434 $58,826 $10,577 $5,669 $25,504 $101,887
1970 $89,585 $13,738 $5,273 $40,859 $16,676 $9,616 $387,297
$52,703 $6,349 $11,331 $6,220 $25,988 $108,959
1971 $115,502 $15,338 $6,816 $53,573 $15,120 $12,970 $464,475
$68,202 $7,104 $15,768 $6,092 $29,176 $118,814
1972 $139,933 $15,921 $9,082 $62,039 $19,404 $17,483 $533,841
$73,090 $7,790 $17,154 $7,445 $33,164 $131,336
1973 $157,879 $18,634 $7,866 $77,901 $17,561 $16,673 $597,411
$82,699 $7,650 $20,381 $10,124 $37,433 $142,610
1974 $141,839 $19,910 $5,601 $68,248 $16,317 $15,743 $581,410
$78,410 $6,702 $22,946 $8,108 $42,801 $154,785
1975 $203,222 $25,292 $6,544 $82,966 $23,335 $18,553 $726,654
$99,509 $4,455 $27,528 $11,404 $42,808 $181,038
1976 $253,689 $28,847 $7,050 $79,403 $23,003 $25,375 $845,666
$112,809 $3,438 $31,206 $14,390 $52,355 $214,101
1977 $267,610 $31,380 $7,264 $78,367 $19,996 $17,456 $790,502
$106,713 $4,097 $34,625 $10,813 $222 $211,959
1978 $237,605 $35,228 $7,767 $87,333 $23,302 $20,960 $864,718
$119,802 $3,867 $34,985 $9,081 $54,922 $229,866
1979 $255,703 $39,991 $8,974 $93,756 $29,034 $20,976 $962,459
$129,029 $4,804 $38,228 $10,681 $54,922 $276,361
1980 $258,562 $18,095 $10,695 $87,052 $32,583 $20,935 $944,715
$129,681 $3,648 $40,526 $27,031 $54,922 $260,985
1981 $272,152 $20,395 $13,800 $91,354 $24,376 $18,794 $994,594
$125,636 $4,478 $41,568 $23,836 $95,950 $262,255
1982 $237,803 $24,794 $7,400 $93,546 $19,631 $7,466 $908,198
$100,562 $4,915 $36,865 $22,072 $115,045 $238,099
1983 $245,192 $24,083 $8,080 $100,739 $60,327 $10,120 $1,004,109
$117,520 $5,537 $36,836 $25,300 $130,951 $239,424
1984 $264,566 $26,818 $12,533 $108,210 $73,102 $10,626 $1,061,913
$131,738 $2,457 $38,098 $35,014 $125,947 $232,804
1985 $286,782 $31,318 $7,259 $110,866 $75,611 $17,033 $1,096,678
$142,304 $2,319 $42,806 $25,573 $133,416 $221,391
1986 $307,006 $32,147 $8,482 $121,984 $69,386 $7,826 $1,139,690
$148,295 $2,388 $49,601 $28,197 $134,124 $230,254
1987 $340,230 $36,352 $5,205 $132,091 $89,575 $11,015 $1,308,906
$172,388 $2,569 $48,818 $18,189 $142,590 $309,884
1988 $395,157 $43,758 $8,820 $159,796 $102,471 $30,564 $1,490,787
$201,233 $2,303 $49,938 $22,479 $153,140 $321,128
1989 $439,578 $36,539 $11,055 $190,285 $96,882 $30,262 $1,602,629
$216,439 $2,425 $48,576 $47,470 $142,329 $340,789
1990 $462,568 $35,712 $8,906 $198,137 $92,176 $24,230 $1,726,341
$244,814 $2,667 $50,859 $62,178 $166,049 $378,045
1991 $488,675 $47,146 $6,172 $231,128 $106,224 $21,460 $1,869,886
$225,694 $126,648 $53,122 $53,541 $159,699 $350,377
1992 $478,827 $45,037 $7,020 $237,182 $101,986 $23,427 $1,781,046
$223,514 $26,453 $52,914 $57,371 $163,832 $363,483
1993 $465,093 $41,967 $9,413 $219,965 $111,568 $18,616 $1,846,633
$224,768 $80,207 $56,115 $57,653 $185,928 $375,340
1994 $483,266 $44,695 $7,267 $225,638 $117,227 $11,144 $1,926,015
$232,620 $93,661 $51,730 $54,043 $190,606 $414,118
1995 $502,776 $53,831 $12,041 $233,613 $116,861 $17,508 $2,021,984
$264,000 $102,200 $50,598 $55,529 $204,078 $408,949
1996 $559,591 $56,420 $13,583 $265,744 $126,848 $21,576 $2,128,716
$288,315 $99,912 $47,147 $31,550 $207,321 $410,709
1997 $570,620 $58,919 $16,783 $97,797 $124,810 $28,451 $2,112,530
$310,790 $104,513 $46,079 $32,035 $221,247 $500,486
1998 $652,437 $50,894 $14,868 $78,663 $135,630 $28,325 $2,193,788
$317,149 $105,488 $47,143 $33,645 $235,809 $493,737
1999 $704,279 $60,111 $8,598 $67,005 $129,386 $75,382 $2,403,482
$353,019 $110,798 $49,520 $66,590 $233,894 $544,900
2000 $756,006 $75,330 $8,769 $67,987 $143,530 $22,331 $2,629,931
$355,018 $95,149 $51,513 $61,581 $237,275 $755,442
2001 $810,070 $76,196 $7,776 $73,987 $155,682 $27,219 $2,647,269
$372,057 $119,614 $56,865 $72,520 $249,402 $625,881
2002 $823,043 $64,879 $13,114 $186,517 $118,821 $26,393 $2,808,668
$394,224 $120,278 $64,380 $76,942 $260,825 $659,252
2003 $863,530 $49,249 $72,700 $185,378 $106,154 $31,712 $2,955,071
$394,608 $101,466 $60,651 $94,448 $279,935 $715,240
2004 $855,665 $59,399 $44,999 $177,777 $106,581 $36,873 $2,985,564
$385,027 $92,052 $58,836 $104,160 $320,450 $743,745
2005 $878,627 $57,341 $65,327 $178,216 $126,118 $29,598 $3,014,589
$419,499 $92,269 $55,892 $102,423 $335,645 $673,634
2006 $950,364 $54,723 $48,307 $183,808 $120,087 $34,352 $3,341,054
$439,285 $149,911 $57,296 $171,303 $356,950 $774,668

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Correctional Institution Population (2000): 2,483
Boston Crimes Per 1,000 People By Type And Year


Year Color 0 Box Aggravated Assault Color 1 Box Forcible Rape Color 2 Box Murder / Manslaughter Color 3 Box Robbery Total Violent Crimes Color 4 Box Arson Color 5 Box Burglary Color 6 Box Larceny / Theft Color 7 Box Motor Vehicle Theft Total Property Crimes
1999 7.938 0.604 0.056 4.423 13.021 0.000 6.120 31.618 12.126 49.864
2000 7.895 0.569 0.068 4.293 12.826 0.000 7.096 30.178 12.733 50.006
2001 7.453 0.610 0.110 4.262 12.435 0.000 7.132 29.746 13.843 50.721
2002 6.696 0.619 0.101 4.247 11.662 0.000 6.421 29.884 11.897 48.202
2003 6.974 0.444 0.066 4.678 12.162 0.000 7.365 28.941 10.958 47.264
2004 7.170 0.464 0.105 4.186 11.924 0.000 7.835 30.213 9.559 47.607
2005 7.909 0.472 0.129 4.667 13.177 0.000 7.983 28.114 8.311 44.407
2006 7.975 0.489 0.133 4.797 13.395 0.000 7.328 30.045 7.248 44.620
2007 7.210 0.444 0.110 3.788 11.552 0.000 6.437 29.316 5.775 41.529
2008 3.190 0.186 0.049 1.806 5.231 0.000 2.546 12.576 1.928 17.050

Boston Law Enforcement Employeess
Year Color 0 Box Officers Color 1 Box Civilian
2004 637 2,036
2005 588 2,075
2006 569 2,056
2007 640 2,170

Boston Crime Index
Year Color 0 Box Index
1999 35,078
2000 35,870
2001 37,385
2002 35,706

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Boston Population By Age
Age Population Percent
0-9 Years 65,767 11.16%
10-19 Years 76,184 12.93%
20-29 Years 138,182 23.45%
30-39 Years 103,426 17.56%
40-49 Years 73,476 12.47%
50-59 Years 52,482 8.91%
60-69 Years 34,139 5.79%
70-79 Years 28,196 4.79%
80-89 Years 14,162 2.40%
90+ Years 3,127 0.53%

Boston Population - Male/Female
Male/Female Population Percent
Color 0 Box Male 283,588 48.14%
Color 1 Box Female 305,553 51.86%

Boston Population By Ethnicity
Ethnicity Population Percent
Color 0 Box Caucasian 291,561 49.49%
Color 1 Box African-American 140,305 23.82%
Color 3 Box Hispanic/Latino 85,089 14.44%
Color 2 Box Asian 44,009 7.47%
Color 7 Box Multiracial 18,174 3.08%
Color 6 Box Other Race 8,215 1.39%
Color 4 Box Amerindian 1,517 0.26%
Color 5 Box Pacific Islander 271 0.05%

Boston Top Specified Ancestries
Rank Ancestry Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1. Irish 93,198 24.14%
2. Italian 49,017 12.70%
3. English 26,384 6.83%
4. German 24,426 6.33%
5. United States Or American 19,387 5.02%
6. Haitian 18,979 4.92%
7. Polish 13,704 3.55%
8. Cape Verdean 11,060 2.87%
9. French Non-Basque 10,903 2.82%
10. Russian 10,267 2.66%

Boston Top Languages Spoken At Home
Rank Language Color 0 Box Population Percent Of Reported Languages
1. Only English 371,185 66.61%
2. Spanish Or Spanish Creole 75,711 13.59%
3. French Creole 19,442 3.49%
4. Chinese 17,745 3.18%
5. Portuguese / Portuguese Creole 12,545 2.25%
6. Vietnamese 10,020 1.80%
7. French 7,827 1.40%
8. Italian 6,768 1.21%
9. Russian 5,903 1.06%
10. African 3,916 0.70%

Boston Citizen Type
Type Population Percent
Color 0 Box Citizen by birth 437,305 74.23%
Color 1 Box Naturalized immigrant 56,681 9.62%
Color 2 Box Not a citizen 95,155 16.15%

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